Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-26

"You say, Nine Dubois, that she has APP
peared restless and uneasy ever since you
brought her to Vile Away In my opinion
that is good symptom and showed awaken
ing intelligence | hardly dare assert that
she will be restored, still feel that 1 am JUS
titled in telling You to hope. Now, Roger,
you may just step inside the door and keep
behind the bed curtains and take one look,
but be careful no noise or motion to rouse
her. Come, will go first with the light"
With knees that almost refused their burden,
and eyes almost blinded with unshed tears,
Roger, sitting his very breath, crept after the
doctor to verify or lose his last hope, and
with one last prayer to God for strength to
hear the Disappointment if so it was to be, he
looked through the curtains as the light fell
upon the sleeping face of his beloved wife.
Yes, it was She Her rich, dark hair lay in
massive waves and curls upon the white pill
lows, and the marble white brow was that
he had so often kissed Those beautiful blue
veined lids with the delicately penciled brows,
and thick, long lashes hid the tender eyes of
Henriette, which were the indexes of soul
so noble and pure The perfect oval of the
face and the sensitive and beautiful mouth
were Henriettes own, and Roger often after
ward wondered why he did not die of joy
then.
He would have stood there forever, absorbed
in the delirium of his happiness, had the
doctor not come and led him out, softly clos
ing the door,
well, now, my boy, what do you Think
1t is our lost one, is it notl You see your
sufferings are over, Roger Come now; you
must take what l have here and go to your
room and lie down and give yourself up alb
soiutely to repcse, or we shall have you i'll
just when We want you well on her account
| will stay here and watch her tonight in
company with this good woman. Tristot you
will go on TO her house and tell them as much
as is necessary, and bring her good man back
with you if he will come. l want all the
familiar faces around her possible when she
does awake
Tristot departed, after having received his
directions from Nine. Dubois
Then NJ Lacroix and NJ. De Lignerolles
rose and took their departure, saying:
"We must go about the business which
awaits us in the next house, and which, by
the grace of God, will be the means of restor-
inG all you have lost aside from your ten
years of suffering. We will need Pivolet, and
you may need Tristot, so keep him here as
long as you do. We shall not require your
testimony regarding the merited death of
Luversan. We will write down all as we
know it, and you can simply sign it. Devote
yourself now entirely to your wife, and we
! counsel you to do as the DO. tor says-seek
repose which you sadly need
| They shook hands warmly and bid each
other good night, and Roger, who felt that
| he could meyer sleep again, in ten minutes was
| sleeping as soundly as a child
Three days passed during which Henriette
/ slept the most of the time, and whenever she
! reused Nine Dubois was always beside her,
| and she saw no one else. She ate whatever
was given her and acted like tired child
/ saying few words. Sometimes she looked
/ about her a little and then slept again.
The doctor felt that a crisis was approach
| ing and was nearly as anxious as Roger, who,
now that certainty had taken possession of
his soul, longed to fly to Suzanne with the
! good news. Every telegram he had received
from her said that she was better, and the
last one said that she was almost well. The
doctor said to Roger:
Il think she will soon rouse from this le-
jhargic slumber If it is possible would like
70 nave EouLtIlne DeTe, LOT II she does awake
TO reason, the shock OF not finding her daugh-
ter might be fatal think you had better go
ct once and bring her,"
Roger joyously started for his daughter,
and as he was about to step on the
cars Tristot handed him a little package.
which he opened as he rode along toward
tine White House. In it were several notes
from Julia to Luversan, which proved her
completely in the plan for vengeance, but
which also showed him that she had not been
50 guilty as her son had supposed. Roger
ALL ana prepared her for her fathers changed
| appearance.
~Roger, Roger, where is he2 Oh, Suzanne,
| want to see him. | want to beg bis forgive
ness for doubling him one moment"
Mother, don't do that He feels that YOU
were perfectly justified, and have had such
time to keep Lin out of here. Now he pre-
pared for his changed looks and do not excite
yourself, and-aud-fGther, You may come
in" cried Suzanne, her eyes full of happy
tears The meeting was too sacred to relate,
Even Suzanne did not witness it, but it co, =
pensated them for all their pain.